Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 296 - 179: Rising High, Above Everyone Else (Part 2)
Officer Yang was speaking with sorrow, his burly figure trembling slightly as he sat to the side, hiding his face and weeping.
"To be honest, our Chu family also migrated from the south. Just a few days ago, we received a letter from the south at home, informing us that our Chu family’s foundation there has been completely destroyed, with less than half our kin having entered Jingzhou. Don’t be fooled by my daily indulgence in drinking and frivolity; in truth, I wish nothing more than to abandon this commander’s position, join the Wolf Slaughter Army, and head south to fight those beasts to the death!"
Chu Tianhe was gritting his teeth, and as he spoke with fervor, he could not control his qi blood, crushing the wine cup in his hand to pieces.
"If it weren’t for those Turkic scum wreaking havoc in the north, otherwise King Xiao would have led a million soldiers south to leave those beasts not a shred of armor remaining!"
Chief Duan, who had just been transferred to Zhenbei Prison, angrily smashed his wine cup to the ground.
His eyes were red.
It was clear that his family roots were also in the south.
"Bang!"
Officer Zhao struck the table forcefully, splattering the food and wine everywhere, and cursed angrily, "I, Zhao Jinzhong, joined the army at ten, following my master, starting as a Banner Soldier in the Forbidden Army, step by step, to become a prison supervisor now. Though appearing distinguished on the outside, this is not the life I want. Since the Blood Wolf invaded, I have written to Director Han three times, asking her to transfer me south to fight the wolves with her, but there has been no response."
"We should be ashamed as seven-foot men, hiding in Dragon Capital amidst nightly revelry, while Director Han, a mere woman, takes the field with her father to kill the enemy!"
Chu Tianhe stood up and downed a jug of wine.
"I am going to see Lord Chief of Prison and ask him to transfer me to the Wolf Slaughter Corps. I want to avenge the wrongs of my kinsmen!"
Officer Yang declared firmly.
"I’ll go with you!"
Officer Zhao agreed.
"Count me in, the Duan family is certainly not cowardly."
Chief Duan clasped Officer Zhao’s shoulder.
"Neither are the Chu family cowards."
Chu Tianhe shouted.
Then all four of them turned to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng raised his wine cup, saying solemnly, "This humble one offers you a toast!"
With that, Jiang Feng drank the wine in his cup in one go, then looked at the four with an expression of respect.
Chu Tianhe and the others were momentarily stunned; they, who had been standing together with arms around each other, quietly sat back down.
"Ahem!"
"Let’s continue drinking."
Officer Zhao coughed, picked up the jug, and poured wine for everyone.
A while later.
The drinking session ended.
Jiang Feng stood at the entrance of the Sun and Moon Building, watching Chu Tianhe and the three officers leave, seeing them disappear down the street in their carriage, before he turned and headed back to Willow Alley.
Regarding the emotional upheaval at the drinking table, the fervent indignation towards the southern situation, and the burning desire to rush to the battlefield and serve the country, Jiang Feng was not indifferent.
He was even willing to believe that they were not just putting on a show.
He was just curious.
Before the situation had stabilized, why hadn’t they, as they just said, abandoned everything to join the southern battlefield?
As the Little Prison Chief, Jiang Feng only knew to take care of the matters at hand.
To remain steadfast at his post, without making errors.
A while later.
Jiang Feng returned to his courtyard.
He saw that the courtyard contained a heap of gifts.
The gifts he had returned were sent back to him again.
"Xiao Jiang, Aunt is afraid you’ll get hungry at night, so she cooked some eggs for you and there’s half a roast chicken. Hurry and eat."
Aunt Wang from next door stood at the door holding a bowl of eggs and half a roast chicken.
This evening, a large number of Prison Guard Captains crowded into Jiang Feng’s courtyard, bringing various gifts, and when she inquired, she found out that Jiang Feng was soon to be promoted, no longer an ordinary Little Prison Chief, so she hurried over to say hello.
"Thank you, Aunt. I’ve just finished eating; it’s late. Aunt, you should rest early."
Jiang Feng smiled and casually closed the door.
"Then I’ll send over a fish for you tomorrow."
Aunt Wang called from the door.
This time, being turned away by Jiang Feng, she didn’t get angry and even considered another way to curry favor with him.
Jiang Feng paid her no mind.
He looked at the gifts in the courtyard with some headache.
With his current strength, accepting these things, he could manage any issues that might arise in the future, though it might bring about unnecessary trouble.
However, he had already sent them back once.
Those people took advantage of his absence for the banquet to send them again to his courtyard, and sending them back again, if not handled well, could irritate others.
Having no other choice, Jiang Feng accepted everything.
Treating it as favors to be recorded one by one.
Days passed swiftly, and in the ensuing days, invitations to banquets and gatherings continued to flood in, and gifts kept being sent. Jiang Feng refused when he could, but eventually, he spent several days on the third floor before finally curtailing everyone’s enthusiasm.
Two days later.
After having breakfast at Uncle Huo’s, Jiang Feng and Uncle Huo headed to Zhenbei Prison together. Upon arriving at the prison gate, they saw a troop of Imperial City soldiers stationed outside.
"Xiao Ran."
"Sister Dong has returned."
Jiang Feng quickly thought of Xiao Ran.
Since the Black Iron Mountain incident, Xiao Ran had been residing in the Imperial City under protection by elite guards.
Now, with the southern situation complicated and the northern warfare raging,
The Emperor of the Great Tang needed Xiao Zhan to counter the Turkic, making Xiao Ran’s security unusually important as well.
Besides the troop of Imperial City soldiers outside the prison, there were two Innate Powerhouses covertly accompanying him.
This period, Xiao Ran had been confined to the Imperial City; the Emperor wouldn’t allow him to find Han Dong. Now that he brought people to Zhenbei Prison, it was clear Han Dong had returned.
